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System Will Not Boot Up

Hi, I am having trouble with my computer. Looking for advice. When I hit the power button its LED does not light up anymore and once I hit it you can hear the fans and hard drive booting for a sec then nothing. If I hit it a couple more times it will remain on, but nothing ever comes on screen, I can open the cd/dvd trays no problem and such. Please help.

Do you have another power supply you can try? Do you hear a single POST beep? Plug the IDE cables back in and unplug the power connectors to the DVD drive and floppy if you have one
Mark

Markwhy won't my laptop work?

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I hope some of it can help you out. If you find any progress let me know I believe I need to replace my CPU. I really do not want to spend the money, but i might not have a choice.If i figure anything out I'll definately let you know Mario

There still may be a problem with the power supply its best to throughly test it since its the cheapest part to replace if its bad. You can purchase a power supply tester online at Newegg.com or if you are proficient with a Volt ohm meeter you can test the functioning yourself. Use This diagram to check the proper voltages to trigger the power supply to turn on ground the green wire to any of the black wires. When testing use any of the black wires as a ground. If it test ok we can go from there

Adding to sneakycyber's post, even if the voltages check out there's still the issue of operating under a load. Kind of like "my engine runs but when I put it into gear it dies"
Mark

Markwhy won't my laptop work?

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